5 Stats That Will Change How You Think About Festival Fans

As a festival organizer, you already know that some fans drive more revenue than others. Whether they’re your VIP buyers or your repeat attendees, these hardcore festival fans may be the 20% of your customers who drive the lion’s share of your business. But how can you identify and target this audience — so you can focus your efforts and sell more tickets?

To find out, Eventbrite worked with independent research company MusicWatch, Inc. to survey over 1,000 18-49 year-olds in North America — all of whom attended at least one music festival in the past year. In the process, they discovered one type of fan driving more industry growth than all the rest.

Meet the “hardcore festie.” This fan attends an average of five to six music festivals a year, and outranks all other festival-goers in VIP purchasing, social influence and virtually every other aspect of spending, attendance and engagement.

On Wednesday, September 28th, Umbel will be joining Eventbrite in a free online panel about these valuable fans. Register now to join the discussion about who they are and how to get them to your festival.

In the meantime, get a sneak peek with these five statistics that prove why the hardcore festie is more valuable to your festival than other festival-goers:

1. Hardcore festies spend 78% more on a typical festival ticket

Hardcore festies not only attend more festivals overall, they’re also more valuable to each one: they spend $91 (or 78%) more on a typical festival ticket than the casual fan (who attends just one festival a year).

2. Hardcore festies are more loyal to their favorite festivals and promoters

These fans have serious brand loyalty for certain festivals, attending their favorite events an average of three times. When deciding whether or not to attend, they’re 1.5x more likely to consider the festival producer or promoter than casual fans.

4. Hardcore festies rally their friends to go to festivals

69% of hardcore festies say their friends rely on them for information about upcoming music festivals. They’re also 42% more likely than casual fans to post on social media while at a festival.

5. Hardcore festies are less price-sensitive

These fans are 19% less likely than casual fans to consider cost first when deciding to attend a festival. And they’re not afraid to splurge. The hardcore festie has spent an average of around $420 on the most expensive festival ticket.